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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock Picking your nose is linked to an increased risk of COVID, according to a study out today. The study was conducted in health workers. This raises two main questions. One, were these health ... <a title="Does picking your nose really increase your risk of COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/does-picking-your-nose-really-increase-your-risk-of-covid-210879/" aria-label="Read more about Does picking your nose really increase your risk of COVID?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content NEWSHUB-REID RESEARCH POLL Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll results: Labour in downward spiral as public sends party decisive message after scandals Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Chris Hipkins’ popularity ... <a title="Newsletter: August 3 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/newsletter-august-3-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 3 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederic Gachon, Associate Professor, Physiology of Circadian Rhythms, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Early hunter-gatherers faced long periods of fasting. Their access to food relied on successful hunting, fishing, and the availability of wild plants. Over time, the development of modern agriculture and ... <a title="Does it matter what time of day I eat? And can intermittent fasting improve my health? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/does-it-matter-what-time-of-day-i-eat-and-can-intermittent-fasting-improve-my-health-heres-what-the-science-says-203762/" aria-label="Read more about Does it matter what time of day I eat? And can intermittent fasting improve my health? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Breheny, Associate Professor of Health Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Sleep may seem straightforward – everyone does it, after all. But as many of us know, getting enough sleep is not necessarily a simple task, despite what you might read ... <a title="Counting the wrong sheep: why trouble sleeping is about more than just individual lifestyles and habits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/counting-the-wrong-sheep-why-trouble-sleeping-is-about-more-than-just-individual-lifestyles-and-habits-210695/" aria-label="Read more about Counting the wrong sheep: why trouble sleeping is about more than just individual lifestyles and habits">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darryl Jones, Deputy Director of Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University Robyn Jay/Flickr, CC BY-SA Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in Australia, despite being strongly discouraged. But the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns led ... <a title="Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That’s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/wild-bird-feeding-surged-worldwide-during-lockdowns-thats-good-for-people-but-not-necessarily-for-the-birds-210628/" aria-label="Read more about Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That’s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Moyes, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Teachers are not always equipped to deal with the growing health needs of their students, from mental health challenges to complex medical needs. Federal and state governments are currently looking at “key targets” as part of the next National School ... <a title="Australia has had school nurses for more than 100 years – but we don’t use them enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/australia-has-had-school-nurses-for-more-than-100-years-but-we-dont-use-them-enough-210058/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has had school nurses for more than 100 years – but we don’t use them enough">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Earlier this year the Federal Court found ARM Architecture and its then managing director Tony Allen were guilty of attempting to rig bids for a tender relating to a $250 million building project at Charles Darwin University. ... <a title="Bid-rigging is rife in Australian construction, but the process itself is partly to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/bid-rigging-is-rife-in-australian-construction-but-the-process-itself-is-partly-to-blame-207319/" aria-label="Read more about Bid-rigging is rife in Australian construction, but the process itself is partly to blame">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock A new study has found that a carbon tax, accompanied by “revenue recycling”, can produce both environmental and economic benefits for Australia. Revenue recycling means money reaped from a carbon tax would be redirected back into ... <a title="A carbon tax can have economic, not just environmental benefits for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/a-carbon-tax-can-have-economic-not-just-environmental-benefits-for-australia-210380/" aria-label="Read more about A carbon tax can have economic, not just environmental benefits for Australia">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Prime Video, CC BY-SA In Melodrama Revised, an essay from 1998, film theorist Linda Williams suggests melodrama situates the audience in a direct empathetic relationship with a victim, so we emotionally experience the victim’s subjugation ... <a title="The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart brings melodrama and Sigourney Weaver as a flower-obsessed matriarch to streaming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/the-lost-flowers-of-alice-hart-brings-melodrama-and-sigourney-weaver-as-a-flower-obsessed-matriarch-to-streaming-209980/" aria-label="Read more about The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart brings melodrama and Sigourney Weaver as a flower-obsessed matriarch to streaming">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
By Mackenzie Smith and Toby Mann of ABC Pacific Beat Concerns have been raised about foreign influence in Pacific media after it was revealed Solomon Islands’ longest-running newspaper received funding from China in return for favourable coverage. Earlier this week the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed how China has been attempting to ... <a title="China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/china-trying-to-buy-influence-with-pacific-media-as-it-strengthens-its-presence-in-region/" aria-label="Read more about China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya An Indonesian court has held a hearing to consider whether the ailing former Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe, is well enough to go on trial for the allegations of bribery and gratification that he is facing. The hearing was held in the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to consider a second medical ... <a title="Ailing former Papuan governor Enembe now in detention cell after army hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/ailing-former-papuan-governor-enembe-now-in-detention-cell-after-army-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Ailing former Papuan governor Enembe now in detention cell after army hospital">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/word-from-the-hill-double-dissolution-hot-air-pm-dodging-treaty-question-morrison-hit-with-counter-punch-after-robodebt-speech-210906/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech">Read more</a>
